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MAILS.' ikaarveb-2 Gottenburgh, i Gijon, z Dublin, i Waterford. a—i Gottenburgh, i Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELITE - O'CLOCir: - Consols -66 ii I Omni= - - dis. THE SUN. 101,414 QUIP DICZAZ lALSSJII AUDX6T L,O N D 0 IV, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1808. ,Ttlis morning we received Spanish Papers to the Ist instant. The French, it appears, have re-occu pied Aurgos with a.corps of 6060 men, b r ut there is • no doubt that they will evacuate it as sdon as Gen. BLAKE'S army approaches. The Duke D'INFAN TADO and Colonel DOYLE are gone to Madrid, in consequence, as it is stated, of the discovery of a plot in favour of the French. The particulars of this plot are not mentioned,-but it is said to have been of a most diabolical description. Two Mails from Gattenburgh arrived this morn, ing. We find by their contents that the Russian Fleet was seen in the Baltic on the 12th, 'and as both Sir J. SAUMAREZ and Sir S. HOOD are gone after them, we have every reason to anticipate a favourable result. ' By the same accounts we learn, as might natu rally be expeaed, that rile French Army : had ex cited disgust in Russian Poland, as - they have done every where else, and that an insulted-ion - was ,the consequence.' ,:!! The latest accounts that have been receitied•from Lisbon were derived from a Gentleman who effeaed his escape from - that capital on:the 12th nit. Ac- cording to the information of this Gentleman, Jo- NOT has never attempted to conciliate the minds a the Portuguese, but on the cOntrary_liaS uniformly, condu&ed himself in such a manher-as to excite no feelings but those of disgust and horror. He rose from the lowest situation in society, and his eleva- tion has only given scope to the excesses of a brutal mind. His officers and troops took their tone from their Commander in Chief, and the inhabi- ,tants were treated with contempt, insolence, and 1 savage cruelty. Jutrofs barbarous nature was manifested even in the d,esttuaion' of a poor maniac, wlio, in his ravings, sometimes uttered some unmeaning jargon, which. was represented to have a seditious tendency. JUNOT gave Oiders that the un fortunate wretch should be brought ,before.him,and . though nothing could be more evident than his in sanity, the French General, without hesitation, con signed him to death, and he , was immectiatelyexe cute& Yet the condua of .I.uNor was' as con tradiaory as it was barbarous, and Lbe caprice of 'the moment seemed to be his only - principle of ac ion ; but every impulse was of a brutal cast. The condua, hOwever, which chiefly offended the Portuguese, was the utter contempt of Religion which the French Manifested on, all occasions. They had no sacerdotal character in their arthy, and while the Portuguese were employed in the rites of devo tion, the French were engaged in their military ex ercises, and they even carried their outrages so far as to make barrack i siof the Convents mid Nunneries, and at St. Übe's, in particular, the chief. place of. worship was converted into stables. Such, how ever, was the alarm that these tyrants experienced, when they heard of the arrival of the RritiSh troops, that they began to relax in their severities. towards , the natives, and atfedted to treat them with a shew of confidence, having incorporated many of their notorious spies with the : army. The Portuguese, however, had seen and suffered too much to be de ceived by this change of behaviour, ascribing it to its true source, a . dread of the English troops. — Among other savage ails imputed to the French, was the, murder of Ioo,Spaniards,in cold blond, af ter the battle (if Evora, which took place on the 09th of July, in which they suffered much more than they acknoyrledged. Nothing could exceed the fury of the French towards the Portuguese, when ,they ... i entere d t h e town, n which neither. sex nor age " were spared. In faa, there is hardly an as of pradlicable barbJrity and injustice Which the French have not strewn in Portugal, where the condo& of their General, his Officers - , and his troops, will be . ' remembered "with detestation, and recorded with hor ror. The ter.depcy towards insorredlion at Lisbon was so strong, in conseqw:nce of French atrocities, that on the iestival of Corpus. ellristi,.jUNOT- deemed it necessary to line the streets with his troops, under. pretence of shewing a - reverence for the solemn prO-, cession, but in reality to keep the people in awe, by the terror of his forces in array. An ,ingenious de vice was practised by a corps, of. pielcpocLet.; on this occasion : being deteaed and seized, they raised a` cry that the English were lam i led, in consevence of which the people hurried away at all points and 11 -. . e french betrayed strong symptoms of confusion and anxiety, till the falsehood Of the report was ascer tained. SPANISh PAPERS. Ovrino; Ana. 29.—Notwithstatacling our Gel; zeliq of Saturday annouuces the total evacuation of Burgos by the. enemy, on, the 20th inst. yet we learn they have since detached 6,000 ruen to repos sess it, ending that Gen. BLAKE was not nearer than' A.storga. , The Duke Del INFANTADO, and the Eng lish DOYLE, had set out from thence 'for Madrid, on business of great importance. Letters have - been received here from the latter place, ,which makdpention of a conspiracy which had been dis covered there; the object is said to have been en- tirelyin favour, of the enemy,. and the means to be employed 'truly diabol?Cal. A certain Marquis, who had since been arrested, was at thehead of it. The' rumours on this . subjc& are, however„gvarions and 'cootradiaory. From Priestu Santo Maria, we learn, that Du- PONT and` his Staff arrived there on the 14th instant, in order to embark for France. During the em barkation of thebaggage, which the populace beheld with the utmost indignation, one of the packages burst open,' and part of the sacramental plate fell through it was then no longer possible to restrain the fury and rage Of the people, who immediately rushed upon; seized and tore away the whole. .Du koNT hail since had. the insolence to. write to Pon JAmes MORLA i the ,Governor of Cadiz, to 'demand restoration of what be and his troops had themselves stolen .from the Spaniards. It is reported that th>v English Admiral has refuted to suffer the French troops to return by sea. GIJON,. AUG: 30—On the 27th arrived here, un . der Convoy of the 4/tio4 Sloop, of War, the Brig Pally, having on board 5000 stand of arms, 700,000 cartridges, and one million of musket balls, for the use of the Pattilots'; and on the same day the Iris, Capt. MANny, arrived from off Bilboa, convoying a Transport laden with Stores, and intended to have been 'landed there, if the Enemy had not been in pos session of the City. Major RocttE•came in the Iris. FROM THE CORUNNA DI.ARY,'OF SEPTEMBER 1. 4 ' Communication from the [lead-quarters of the Army marching to Lisbon, to the Government of, Coimbra, to . the Supreme Council of Oporto, and to General Dpn N t c OL A S NIAH Y, Commandant-General of the Province of Tuy. " On the i7th inst. the English attacked 3100 French, commanded by Gen. LABORDE, and entirely defeated them. " On the 21st, the French, in numben.i 1 or 12,0,00 men, under the command of JtitstoT, and the rest of the Generals, attacked the English near the Vil lage of Lumicer. 'The Action lasted . ,three hours, and the French were totally defeated,:With the loss of their artillery, a great number killed, at?(.l 800 pri, soners, amOng whom Was General TOI I IE R ES." CORUNNA, SEPT. I .—By two Portugues4Vessels, arrived in this port from-.Figuera, in six days, we learn with certainly, that the great English Fleet of 187 Transports, with 21,990 then on . board, came into the port of Figuera on the' 2Qth, 2. 1 st, and, 22d of last month, and on the 23d in the mjrning began to disembark 'but at. forir in the' evening a Brig of War arrived from the E_nglish , Squadron, cruizing before Lisbon, with orders tha.t.t he troops should immediately re-embark, in: order to make a l auding at CaSCaii, at the entrance of the Bar. of Lisbon, and about as league from that city. They, in consequence, made sail on the.24th for that des- tinril ion. These- two vessels fully confirm the intelligence received on the 29th, relative to the surrender of Peniche, and the capture of 3000 French, out of the 4000 who were there in garrison ; adding, that 7 or 800 Freriamen, had been put to the .swoia, and that the whole 3000 would have been in like man ner massacred, had not the troops been'restrained by the English and Portuguese Generals, with threats of the severest punishment. FROM THE MADRID GAZETTE, OF AUG. 523. General DoPotir having written 'to - Don TORIES p E 17or.LA, pretsing an, immediate embarkation of the troops that had surrendered, under his command, received an answer from him, which is *inserted in. that. Paper,. and in which, the Gov . ernor observes, that neither the capitulation, nor the approbation of the Junta, nor even an exptess order from the Kittg,, could make that possible which is not possible. " There are not," adis he,' " Transports, nor a3y means of obtaining them, for the conveyance of your troops. What can be a greater. proof of this than tliat we retain your troops here at a great, ex instead of ren3ovin . ; them to anothFr coun- penct' try. c‘ General CASTANOS, when he promised to oh ,fain a pas4ort trbal the English for the passage of your ar . m . ,,,„could only .engage to,. solicit 'one with earnes :Is he has done. But how can your Ex celncisuppose that the British Ships u ould your troops to pass, certain that they were g.'iing to make I.Var on their nation in seine oiher place. I cannot persuade myself 'that _e • itlittr General I CASTANOS or your Excellency would believe that, such a Capitulation could be carried into effea. • 4. 1 " The objea of your Exe,6llency must have been to obtain conditions which, though impos . sible, might do honour to your surrender.. We must, however, submit to the imperious law of necessity." . CORUNNA, AUG. 31.--Yesterday evening% a Por tuguese Yacht arrived in this Port from 'Figuera, commanded by lACINTO PEREIRA BORSA, in six days. • She brings the pleasing intelligence, that Lisbon was again' under Portuguese Sovereignty, and that the Russian Squadron that was in the Tagus, by previous agreement with the British General, had fired on the City by this means affording the ,English Troops an ,opportunity to land, and who, combining their operations with the British Arrriy in the neighbourhood, together with the revolt of the Swiss in the French Army, contributed to thessurrender of the place.--.-(corunna Gazette.) s SECOND EDITION. SUA-OFFICE, HALF , PAST TWO O'CLOCK, F.M. We stop the 'Press to state, that Government :liave this forenoon received. Dispatches from the Governor of Curapi, which state, that- his EN cellency took the earliest opportunity of communi cating to the. Governor of the CAracas the intelli gence Itch he had received from England,• re spe&ing the important events which had occurred in Spain. The Governor of the CaraCas imme diately expressed' his determination to support the rights of his lawtoi Sovereign FERDINAND the Vllth, and to- a& in/ concert with the loyal Patriots in Spain, and with' the, British. He also issued orders for the' arrest of all the Frenchmen within his •Go , vernment. The Governer of Maracaybo has also declared a siMilar determination, and there is no doubt. but that their example will be followed in every part of Spanish South America. r QOTTENI3URGH MAILS. GOTTENBUROH, AUG. '26.—The Russian 'feet were spoken with in the Baltic, by an American, as late as the 12th inst. ,They were steering to the North Ward, and had springs upon their' cables, for the pprpose of anchoring among the rocks, to attack the Swedes. , It is reported that both Sir J. SAomB - and Sir S. HOOD are gone after them, and as they had early notice of their 'being at sea, it to be hoped a good account will be giver, of them : they consist of nine Sail_ of the Line, - ITO of which are Ships of 110 and 11'4 guns, anct eight,Frigates, besides smaller Vessels, . A Foreigner of distinaion has very lately'arrived at 'StoCkholm, from. St * . Petersburgh, and it is said brought the important intelligence that a marked: dislike to the French Army has lately manifested self in Russian Poland, and that an insurreCtiOn hal taken place; but we have no, particulars. I suppose you have long before this heard of the death of Marshal BRUN, who., it is said, has either. been poisoned or shot by his Master's arders, for permit ting smuggling with the English ; but BUONiPARTE has long disliked him. An Austrian Minister, Ba ran has found his way to Stockholm within the last week, and immediately set off for the King, in Finland. Upon his retnrn from thence, we are told, be will go to London. - Three English Mails are now due, and we are all panting for Spanish and Portuguese news. AUG. 27.-W' have just received by some Ame rican Captains, arrived here to-day from Copen hagen, the . unpleasant intelligence that 2500 Spa niards, who revolted in 7,:.‘aland, have been over come by the French and Danes, and put in priSon, though not before they had killed several French Officers. Admiral KEATS is j t}st.entQring here, with a large Fleet, having on boai.d the Spanish troops from Langeland. Dispatches were received at the Admiralty this, morning from Sir JAMES S A UMAIik:Z, Commander in Chief in the Baltic. A new house is intended to be•built at Plymouth, for the residence of the Pert Admiral. Thursday being the anniversary of their MAJES- TlES'•wedding-day, the e!'; Joe was observed and kept bv them. The Dukes of E,P.NT, CAMBRIDGE, and th/MB.ERLAND, visited their MAJESTIES, and dined with -them, to congratulate them on the return of the day. Lord and Lady WALSINGHAM, the Hon. General and Lady HARQOURT, paid a visit on the occasion. His MAJESTY did not ride yesterday r.norning, owing to - its being very rainy. - Some letters from Cadiz were yesterday receivecl; which, though not of a more recent date than those which had previously come to hand, contain sonic interesting particulars CADIZ, AUG. to.—The original force. of Du- PONT'S army was upwards of 2Q.,o,oo,'whereof 17,510 laid down their arms, and,or the about 2000 Swiss soldiers immediately joined thCir brethren in the Spanish service, and now from being enemies coin: pose part of our . own army. , "c The prisoners are - now on their march toward's' San Lucar Rota, and Port St. Mary's, and during their journey they always encalop in the open fields, and 'make no stay whateVer ibany of the ebrintry towns through which they pass, fearing to be at . ... tacl , ,ed by the people, who are .most furious against them, in consequence of their scandalous,conduct in Cordova and Anduxar, which towns they plun dered, and committed every other possible degree of excess. " These fellows, according to capitulation, ought to be embarked for France ;. but how this is to be carried into eifea I know not, for ,besides our being absolutely without ,one single vessel tit for such 'ser vice, it' is not quite certain whether the English Ad miral would acquiesce in such a measure, so thot iu all . probability we shall be molested with these trou-. bleorne guests fot a long time, and they amount, including those troni . the fleet, to more than 21,000 wen, which we have to maintain and take care of 7 ‘,‘ DUPONT was to have been Governor of ,Cadl - z; and the number of rapacious fellows by whom he'; was accompanied; to lake upon themselves all the lucrative employments, both civil and military, is al most incredible ; for the revenue department there were 205, and for the military departMent 19 Su- : pernuruerary Generals, of various ranks, to Cplo= ue:s, Lieutenant-Colonels, 8 Majors,- and 440 Ottic.ers. Hence, it is clear that they would have sent away every person in employment in tins province. It is certainly a pizce of good i for 7 Wile, that in our army all theChiefS - are intimate friends, and with scarcely any ek . ception, have al ways .maintained the principles they now profess.", NAVAL N EWS. , PLYMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Comet Shx,E , of War from Sp'..tll,2ad, and is since sailed for:co, runna, with dollars for the Spanish Patriots. - .A.rrived La Sylelle Frigate from a Cruize, end Pilchard Schooner-from off' FerrOli also the Whit ing Schooner, with .Diipatches from the Channel Meet, Arrived the damburgh Ship Emanuel, Capraia LI A 11 s ON, from Monte Video, bound to London, laden. *ith hides, copper, &c. -The Redwing Schooner wen t. cut of Harbour thin morning. PORTSMOVTII,. SEPT. g.—Arrived the La 4 IOQp of `Vat' s Capt.NICIIOi.AS, with DiSpatelies from the • West Indies. Sailed the Goshawk Sloop of War, on a Cruize. Arrived the liot;ert and Jane,,—, and Rober4, with masts for the Dock here, from Quebec. FAL➢IOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Arrived. his Majesty's Ship Albicore, in six days, from Gijon; and his, Majesty's*. Ship Forrester, from Portsmouth, with about 10 44i 1, for Spain. H~RWICI ,SUPT. 9. — , Arrived the Sch i opn% . Paz, Lieut. PRING, from Portsmouth, with the Alarpret and como Transports., and, remain with the c074-r cord; Ruby, Aid,. Young. Susan, Mary, Ec4iNCA Robert, and the Jacob Transports,, ter troops, who are expeaed to embark. to.-morrowbr'Sunday. RA MSGATE, SEPT. 8,---'3;1119 the firs. Battalion of the first Aegimet“ of Guards, cam - . rnanded by Colonel ANsoN, marched iu here froal Deal, ,and immediately embarked ou board the res• sets, repared- for them, _lying along the pier - wall . . They embarked,as follow : . 400 men on boArclth . e hostock Transport, N0.:44. 255 Ditto - - isabella Ditto, ,N0.,40r. 3c05 Ditto - W'.llian Ditto, , I No. 62. 229 Ditto . Ellen Ditto, No. 'l5. 2-40, Ditto - •• Ditto, *a. 4 61 . Totalt 465, excl,usive of Officers. • According' to accounts receivedyesterdav Bra; tc,kboTTE, with 10;000 French troops, had contrive c 4 to pass over to the Island of Langeland but a vet) few days after it-bad been evacuated by the Spani lo force. Apentlemao liar just reached town who left Lis" bon on the 12th of August. He has afforded PS 3 ., great. variety of information relative to the tyrannic al and infamous proceedings of the French in that citY' which we shall take an early opportunity of L', in. before our Readers. For the present we must con tent ourselves with giving the following anecdotes ' " On the Bth, of June the French Officers gave 3 .most sumptuous entertainment to Gen. JtlNor, t o - the Opera-House. The. stage «gas converted into 3 11 eating-ioom, the pit was boarded over for tbedance rs, and the boxes were allotted to the spedators on .this. occasion the Russian 'Officers were invited. Preyio,us to the entry of the guests, the curtain was drawn up, and a display of every thing magnificent was presented:to the gaze of the multitude. ThLt French flags were placed round the stage, each 01 which bole an inscription of some Victory of Buo.• NArARTE, including that of . Friedland, over tb s Russian army. The momeVt the 'Russian Officer ; -discovered the-latter, they, in disgust, withdrew-fill -. the scene; and ever after declined the invitation an r society of the French, and attached themselvesi?,-.1e5 • than ever to the society of the few British subJe c , who had been compelled to .remain in Lisbon, ao" who had been releaSed from their imprisonment. " On the occasion of ,the fete above spot en 0 ", a requisition was made of all the plate, .chandelie► ? and other ornamental requisites in the possession ,•,;the inhabitants of the place. Many refused pliance, until 'a guard was sent to their houses to force it. No part of these things were ever of „ wards returned to their owners. appeared evident to every person in Lisbo l '; that an understanding subsisted bet .‘,.een the .1±.00 5i and .Russian Actntiralg. Several tfags of truce L " ,1 been interchanged,; and one went into the lb n 'from Admiral CorroN on the morning of the 1 2 1 .orAugust. carts, laden with plunder, consistA' ing principally of church-plate, remained unpacicd.u. at ,Liibon when our 'informant quitted that pla t ,; and.aS the French army marched from thence on up following - day, it is presumed the whole booty w°, 13 , 0 fall into the hands of the British, and be res tored the places from whence it was stolen. " The superb building, which was il..•letoloi.e the house in which the business of the I ly isition transacted, had been ct livened tiyJoN 4110 a o f of Police Office, to \A hich all person; ,uspeAe",,.. being unfriendly to Fiance were seC:eily br"g" a •d, Lever afterwards 1 card of.", at; of the ha, he cri